nursing(RN or BSN) school in IL that has a high acceptance rate

Jilaweez, BSN, MSN, RN · Nov 10, 2007

No one responded so I thought I'd take a crack at it. As far as I know most programs in Illinois have a limited number of seats available. I only looked into a few schools in the state and they ranged from accepting 30-100 students a semester. I can't speak for all schools but from my understanding there aren't any schools that except huge amounts of nursing students at one time. :)

Pneumothorax, BSN, RN · Oct 26, 2009

OSF (http://www.sfmccon.edu) accepts 90 per semester. average gpa is about 3.5+

SPower82 · Oct 29, 2009

Kennedy King is easy to get into.

Last I heard Truman admits the majority of its students on a lottery system (moderately retarded in my opinion), %33 acceptance every year lots of seats.

Lewis university is essentially guaranteed admission as long as you can pay the money (or take out loans), fulfill the prereqs, and meet the requirements specified on its website. Nothing about the requirements are undoable. I think a 2.75 GPA is required, but that is cumulative so even if you are an average student you can pad your GPA by taking basket weaving and earning A s.

and the colleges in the boonies and near St. Louis are generally easier to get into however I dont know the specifics on that

If you speak spanish you can enter Wright College through a program known as carreras en salud, which is a hispanic club that gives lots of money to the school which in turn admits one third of the student body from the program. Your grades can be low and your test scores can be bad but you may still be admitted.

A note of caution, Lewis University has a 33% program completion rate according to a co worker of mine. so be sure you are able to significantly reduce your hours at work if you hope to succeed in any program.

gonnabeanurse11 · Oct 29, 2009

Any of the City colleges of Chicago are super easy to get into. I have a friend that had the lowest required GPA 2.7 I think and only got C's in the pre reqs as well as a very low score on the compass test(too low for admission to the program, she had to take a remedial reading class over the summer to be allowed entry) and she got in to all the schools she applied to including Truman, Malcolm X and Daley. She currently is in the nursing program with me at Truman. I applied to all of those schools as well and was excepted to all of them too. I on the other hand received A's in all of my pre reqs.

SPower82 · Oct 29, 2009

that is somewhat true. I called all the city of chicago colleges and found that on average there is a 20-50% acceptance rate.

each college has its own admission criteria, for example at Wright college, its all how you do on the entrance exam, your grades dont matter.

Truman is mostly lottery, you can aslo have bad grades

cailin · Nov 7, 2009

Any of the City colleges of Chicago are super easy to get into. I have a friend that had the lowest required GPA 2.7 I think and only got C's in the pre reqs as well as a very low score on the compass test(too low for admission to the program, she had to take a remedial reading class over the summer to be allowed entry) and she got in to all the schools she applied to including Truman, Malcolm X and Daley. She currently is in the nursing program with me at Truman.

this does not reflect very well on the schools that admit these types of students. someone that has to take remedial reading and can barely pass their required classes should probably reconsider pursuing a career in nursing. hey, mcdonalds is always hiring.

SPower82 · Nov 7, 2009

"this does not reflect very well on the schools that admit these types of students. someone that has to take remedial reading and can barely pass their required classes should probably reconsider pursuing a career in nursing. hey, mcdonalds is always hiring. ""

Just cause someone is not academically the best in the world I dont think should be reason to condem them to working at Mcdonalds. In fact I think the qualifications for getting into nursing school should be lower. I think everyone derserves a chance.

SPower82 · Nov 7, 2009

and im not saying that becasue i fall into that category, my grades are fairly good, i just dont like hating.

LiLwannabRN · Nov 7, 2009

this does not reflect very well on the schools that admit these types of students. someone that has to take remedial reading and can barely pass their required classes should probably reconsider pursuing a career in nursing. hey, mcdonalds is always hiring.

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this is an extremely negative and wrong way to looking at that situation. most nursing schools anywhere in IL and chicago for that matter are competitive. just because someone wasnt good at some of their prereqs. doesnt mean that nursing as their dream wouldnt be achievable. they would just have to try...and suggesting that mcdonalds is always hiring. is close minded and and well..rude. everyone deserves a chance at their dream.

Trauma Columnist · Nov 7, 2009

I think we've proven that generalizations are probably not a good thing:

Not all schools that accept students with a

Not all students that need to take a remedial reading class are bad students

Not all schools in the boonies take everybody either.

If we can stick to the facts, I think we could help the original poster.

Thanks.

cailin · Nov 7, 2009

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this is an extremely negative and wrong way to looking at that situation. most nursing schools anywhere in IL and chicago for that matter are competitive. just because someone wasnt good at some of their prereqs. doesnt mean that nursing as their dream wouldnt be achievable. they would just have to try...and suggesting that mcdonalds is always hiring. is close minded and and well..rude. everyone deserves a chance at their dream.

If I'm a patient in the hospital, you better believe that I'm going to want an intelligent nurse with excellent communication skills who studied hard and did well during his or her training as opposed to one who just "squeaked by" with Cs and remedial classes. Just like I would want a doctor to operate on me who graduated towards the top of his or her class, rather than one who barely passed.

Take medical school for example: the requirements for med school are tough, and for good reason! I believe the requirements for RN and higher nursing programs should be strict as well. Nurses have patients' lives in their hands, too. It's something that should be taken seriously...and that includes studying hard during school.

As we all know, nursing is a tough career where you *need* the educational tools to back you up once you are out of school. If a student is finding out that they can barely hack the prerequisite classes, I believe they should seriously consider finding a new "dream", because once they are in a nursing program, the classes certainly aren't going to get any easier. My two cents.